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John Zorn: Masada Anniversary Edition, Vol. 4: Masada Recital
by Jeff Stockton
I suppose that since John Zorn plays alto saxophone and improvisation has played a crucial part in his music over the years, by convention he could be described as a “jazz musician. But as a composer he has been anything but conventional, drawing on myriad influences that range from film scores and cartoon themes to Braxton ...
John Zorn/Naked City: Complete Studio Recordings
by Mark Corroto
The year was 1990, the US and Iraq were posturing, and the American president was also named George Bush. George the 1st said, “This aggression will not stand --dividing the country between protestations of “no blood for oil and, well, conservative “freedom fighters. I don't know who drew the line in the sand. ...
John Zorn: Filmworks XV: The Protocols of Zion
by John Kelman
Composer/saxophonist/pianist John Zorn's recent entries in his Filmworks series have demonstrated a distinct mellowing. But given that his recent series of 50th Birthday Concert releases have covered ground from the generally accessible Masada String Trio to the more outrageous Hemophiliac and raucous Electric Masada, they mark an artist whose stylistic diversity never loses touch with his ...
50⁹ The Classic Guide To Strategy Volume Three
By John Zorn
Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2004
Masada 10 Years Volume Four: Masada Recital
By John Zorn
Label: Tzadik
Released: 2004
Track listing: Kanah; Socoh; Mahshav; Karet; Abidan; Malkut; Azekah; Nezikin; Karaim; Hath Arob; Aravot; Mahlah
Tzadik's 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 2 & 7
by Kurt Gottschalk
The avant-savvy marketing of Tzadik came to a head with the 10th anniversary of Masada coming on the 50th birthday of the band's leader (the band premiered as the Thieves Quartet during John Zorn's 40th birthday monthlong love-in at the old Knitting Factory). Special series of CDs have marked each anniversary, all coming to a head ...
John Zorn: Masada 10 Years Volume Four: Masada Recital
by John Kelman
It's hard to imagine that ten years have passed since John Zorn introduced his Masada project. A decade later, with a collective songbook of over two hundred pieces and a range of contexts that include the original Ornette Coleman-inflected Masada Quartet, the chamber-approach of Bar Kokhba and Masada String Trio, and the wilder, more aggressive stance ...
